Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit
saith the Lord of Hosts" Zechariah 4.6
We hear a lot about power today. Your automobile has a powerful engine. Electric
Power plants keep us running. The newest computer is the one with the most
Power. Men and women in business and government are judged important on the
basis of their Power. We assume that if we have enough Power, then everything will work
out for us. Conversely, without Power, we can accomplish nothing. Therefore, we
seek after power.
Some people become obsessed either with attaining power or with their lack of
power. But as He does so often, God has a different point of view. He says that
we don't need power in ourselves to see things accomplished in our lives. He
says that it isn't by our might or our power, but by
His spirit that things get accomplished.
The neat thing about that is that it takes the pressure off of us. When we feel
powerless, we can turn to the one who is power-full. When we have reached the
end of our rope, we can call on the rope maker to extend the line. When we have
lost all hope, we can turn to the one who is the source of all hope. When the
task is too big for us to handle alone, we can call on the one who assigned us
the task and he will help us carry it out.
When someone looks at me, they might say, "She doesn't have any power. What can
she accomplish?" And I have to agree. I don't have that much power and I can
accomplish very little on my own. But when you add the spirit of God into the
mix, the picture changes. With the Holy Spirit working through me, I have all
the power I need and more. I can accomplish any task God sets before me. When I
wonder, "How am I going to do this thing?" God reminds me that his spirit
wouldn't lead me where his strength couldn't empower me. So, even though I'm not
a very powerful person in the eyes of many, I know that I have the greatest
power of all. I have the Holy Spirit living inside me and that's the greatest
power of all.
Lord, remind me again today that in my weakness is your strength made perfect.
Amen
May God Bless you and Keep you,
In His Service,
Vicki
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The
purpose of this series is to encourage people to live as loving, compassionate,
and peacemaking children of God: Jesus tells us to pray, "Thy kingdom come, thy
will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10) God tells us through
Micah (6:8), "He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord
require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your
God." And we know from Revelation 21:4 that there will be no more mourning, or
crying, or pain, or death. Thus, Christian living requires us to set the
standards of these conditions here on earth for our fellow human beings, and for
the other animals, as a witness to the rest of the world. To do otherwise is not
Christian.